By Ben Wedeman, CNNupdated 3:03 PM EST, Fri February 1, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSState television reports security forces were clearing the area in front of the palace Protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and rocks; security forces respond with tear gasEgypt has been embroiled in violence since last weekProtesters, security forces battle outside Egyptian presidential palaceCairo (CNN) -- A fire erupted at...
Thousands in Egypt defy curfews, protest Morsi
Labels: Health CAIRO Thousands of Egyptians marched across the country, chanting against the rule of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, in a fresh wave of protests Friday, even as cracks appeared in the ranks of the opposition after its political leaders met for the first time with the rival Muslim Brotherhood. The protests continue a week of political rioting that engulfed the country and left up to 60 people...
Ala. Hostage Suspect Had Court Date Scheduled
Labels: Business The retired Alabama trucker who shot a school bus driver and is now holding a kindergarten student in an underground bunker was scheduled to be in court Wednesday to answer for allegedly shooting at his neighbors in a dispute over a damaged speed bump.Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, has been holed up in a 6 by 8 foot bunker 4 feet underground with a 5-year-old autistic boy named Ethan...
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Fear and loathing in Egypt's Port Said
Labels: WorldBehind the maskScales of justiceMoment of truthFans celebrate Armed and readyRally at the clubPortrait of the deadACABDown with MorsiArmy in controlPort Said women protestAl Masry ultrasThe sound of machine gunsAftermathProtestShots firedEmpty standsHarrowing reminder<<<123456789101112131415161718>>>STORY HIGHLIGHTSChaos erupted in Egypt after 21 people were sentenced to death following...
Football: Hazard ban stays at three matches
Labels: Technology LONDON: Eden Hazard's ban for kicking a ball boy during Chelsea's League Cup semi-final against Swansea will remain at three matches after the Football Association decided against fresh disciplinary action.Hazard was sent off for violent conduct following the incident at the Liberty Stadium, which saw him tussle with ball boy Charlie Morgan after the youngster refused to give him the ball.The...
X Games snowmobiler dies
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 1:55 PM EST, Thu January 31, 2013A photo of Caleb Moore's performance in the Snowmobile Freestyle Final during X Games Aspen 2013.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Caleb Moore's brother also suffered an accident in the X GamesCaleb Moore died a week after a snowmobile crash in the X GamesThe crash has raised new safety concerns about the gamesESPN, which operates the X Games, says it will conduct...
3 dead in mile-long Detroit freeway pile-up
Labels: Health A section of multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 is shown in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Snow squalls and slippery roads led to a series of accidents that left at least three people dead and 20 injured on a mile-long stretch of southbound I-75. More than two dozen vehicles, including tractor-trailers, were involved in the pileups. / AP Photo/Paul Sancya DETROIT Snow squalls and slippery...
Hagel, McCain Clash at Confirmation Hearing
Labels: Business Facing a rocky confirmation process, Chuck Hagel today defended his record before his former Senate colleagues, including an openly impatient Sen. John McCain."I'm on the record on many issues, but no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me," Hagel said in his opening statement at his first confirmation hearing for secretary of defense."My...
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BlackBerry must remember strengths
Labels: WorldBlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins displays one of the new Blackberry 10 smartphones at the product launch January 30.STORY HIGHLIGHTSBlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging marketsNew models launched should remember why they are popular in developing worldIn places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phonein Sub-Saharan Africa there is...
Most Timbuktu texts saved say curators
Labels: Technology JOHANNESBURG: Most of the priceless ancient books and manuscripts housed in a centre in Timbuktu were smuggled to safety as Islamists overran the Malian city last year, curators revealed Wednesday."A vast majority was saved... more than 90 per cent," said Shamil Jeppie, Timbuktu Manuscripts Project director at the University of Cape Town.Jeppie said more than 20,000 manuscripts had been...
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